I think what Kamala’s trying to do is up her name recognition and raise money for 2018 Democrats. Because of her, Claire McCaskill and Jon Tester broke fundraising records, and it looks like she’s trying her damndest to make 2018 a Democratic wave year. That kind of commitment has to be commended. She’s also come out for a number of leftist causes (she backs single-payer, she’s co-sponsored a couple of criminal justice reform bills, and is in lockstep with Bernie and Elizabeth Warren on Wall St. reform).